79R7148 HLT-D
By: Puente H.B. No. 2046
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the applicability of the open meetings law to actions
taken by certain directors of a water district; providing a
criminal penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 49, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 49.0645 to read as follows:
Sec. 49.0645. APPLICABILITY OF OPEN MEETINGS LAW TO
DIRECTORS WHO HAVE NOT QUALIFIED TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR. A director
who has been elected to the board but has not qualified to serve as
director, as required by Section 49.055, is considered a member of
the board for purposes of Chapter 551, Government Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.